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Loading…A 91.8 overall puts Hertl 12th among 195 rated centers, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position. That makes him the 2nd-highest-rated player on the Vegas Golden Knights roster.
Defensive impact is where he wins, at 93, while finishing at 43 is the clear area to improve.
Over 13 rated seasons since 2013-14 he has averaged 81.9, peaking at 93.7 in 2024-25; last season's 90.9 was down 2.8 points.
At $6.75M through 2029-30 before unrestricted free agency, the model rates the deal Underpaid: his expected value is $10.2M, so the Vegas Golden Knights save roughly $3.42M a season against his production.
His cap hit is the 7th-largest on the Vegas Golden Knights NHL roster and uses 6.5% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $430K in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 86 |
| Defense | 93 |
| Play driving | 93 |
| Finishing | 43 |
| Power play | 66 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | VGK | 82 | 90.9 | 0.7 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 73 | 93.7 | 1.5 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 54 | 63.8 | 0.4 |
| 2022-23 | SJS | 79 | 82.6 | 0.7 |
| 2021-22 | SJS | 82 | 85.2 | 0.9 |
| 2020-21 | SJS | 50 | 92.5 | 1.1 |
| 2019-20 | SJS | 48 | 85.8 | 0.8 |
| 2018-19 | SJS | 77 | 89.8 | 1.4 |
| 2017-18 | SJS | 79 | 76.1 | 0.6 |
| 2016-17 | SJS | 49 | 64.3 | 0.4 |
Other VGK centers by rating: Jack Eichel (93.5), William Karlsson (49.8), Tanner Laczynski (28.9), Nic Dowd (12.3). See the full Vegas Golden Knights cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.